You might just be a geek if...

1 Sep 2005

Quote by jezzay
Coz I'm booked in - 20th Sep.
And I have to look 5 years younger than I am. Help.......
Jezzay,

Jezzay your legs already look 5 years younger ;)
Mingers as a general rule ming from head to toe... although there are always a few stealth mingers that make such an effort for these events that you don't realise how badly they ming.
As for posessed by the devil, I look for horns evil

, steam from the nostrils, projectile vomiting and head spining.
As far as I am concerned half (if not most) of the fun in dating is all the disasters you have along the way. Some of the most unsuitable people can be lots of fun.
From what I remember of the last time I thought about going the age ranges are complete rubbish anyway. Your paying about 20 squid to get in so they don't really care how old you are as long as your not 12. They certainly don't police it, and I am sure you won't be the oldest there, not by a long chalk.
The night I am going to is a rather optimistic 22-30 age group I can't make my mind up about how many people will actually fit that age range, but as this is a bit of fun I am not really too concerned. The cock up the speed dating by giving you time before and afterwards to socialise, so in theory you get as long as you want to talk to someone... as long as you don't completely disgrace yourself ! ! ! redface

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2 Sep 2005

Quote by Deviated Prevert
I can't say I particularly like either of them, but at least BK serve stuff that looks like it might once have been alive.

:lol: :lol: That cracked me up, I'm going to have to remember that one.
Regards
Harry Jones

3 Sep 2005

Quote by Deviated Prevert
You go to a speed dating event and the only women who show any interest in you are the ones that need their PCs fixing.
Guess that'll be me last night, then...

Oh well, did any of the ones that want their PC fixing appeal to you?
I get that a lot when I meet people, for some reason they think that a Linux sysadmin will know exactly how to sort out whatever crap proprietary software they happen to have running on their POS Windoze box.
I get that occasionally too, being a programmer although as a Linux person, the only Windows I have is '98 that gets used once in a blue moon nowadays and some experience a while ago writing stuff for Win2k and using XP a teensy bit. Not that I can't help out at least a bit with most things, but it's almost like someone you just met from another country when you're on hols, who doesn't know much about geography saying "oh, how is the Queen by the way?"
I'm definitely a geek though. Sometimes more so than others. Other than not being addicted to caffeine.
Jezzay - hi, hope your speed-dating thing goes well. I'm thinking of going to one in the next few weeks, in fact there's one Wednesday I might go to. Never been before. At least you know everyone there (assuming they're being honest) is single and you won't spend ages chatting to someone and getting on really well only to find out they're happily married. Let us know how it goes.
Quick aside: PC World, wouldn't trust them with my PC (not that they'd be able to fix anything software-wise anyway as it runs Ubuntu). And, I've eaten maybe 2 BK/McD's in the last 3yrs. A mate at work made me laugh by pointing out that one of them now advertises that they only put 100% chicken meat into their chicken nuggets now. So what went in there before? confused

Anyone else got any specific speed-dating advice (ok, apart from normal stuff like be yourself, be honest, have fun).
The lock/key ice-breaker thing - I know which company that is, had a look at their site and events. Happy to chaperone anyone happening to go to an event I'm going to.

20 Sep 2005

It's over. Just got back. Omigod - where do I start. I've thoroughly enjoyed the night. There were some lovely people there but....
And that's exactly what I kept writing on my scorecard. "But....".
The most perceptive - 'You look like a lady who can really let her hair down' catches chickens for Bernard Matthews. I'm a vegetarian with green leanings! And the guy who looks exactly like a goblin didn't do himself any favours by chewing gum throughout. I could go on.
Would I go again? Unlikely. When there are only 14 guys and the range of age, style, occupation, interests (''Do you fish?') is so vast your chances are minimal.
But don't let me put you off.
Jezzay.

20 Sep 2005

You might just be a geek if you spend your time talking in net speak and advertising your 'clan'.
You might just be a pseudo-geek if you move the mouse around the screen a lot, open and close windows for no reason and mutter to yourself quietly while on the computer. Much like our IT guy at work who know's less than I do, a humble post boy rolleyes

20 Sep 2005

Quote by jezzay
(''Do you fish?')
Jezzay.

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
I must remember that line ...it may come in useful at ...at....at.......errrrrrrrrrrr.........hmmmmmm
the last place that would spring to mind would be a speed dating encounter.
But then I am not a real fisherman.

20 Sep 2005

Quote by niceguysdoexist

(''Do you fish?')
Jezzay.

20 Sep 2005

I am suddenly feeling all gallant like I should come and rescue poor Jezzay like a knight in shining armour. Suddenly that wonderful scene from Shrek2 has popped into my head and the romantic moment is lost.
I'll come and save you one day.
Regards
Harry Jones

20 Sep 2005

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21 Sep 2005

Quote by dargento
just avoid asking the ladies about "bits" or offering to "byte"
sorry ..that was a lame excuse at a computer orientated joke

She might have said CACHE me if you can, then he tried to RAM it in too quickly, but was still FLOPPY and his excuse was due to the very HARD DRIVE to the venue???
:shock:

24 Sep 2005

Interestingly, received this as SPAM email but the content got me reading (okay it wasnâ€™t Viagra or Penile Extension or Web cam gals etc). It's written by an American man so the Amerilingo. Iâ€™ve excluded the contact details as that would be promoting on the forum.
I hope itâ€™ll be a light hearted thingy sort of you knowâ€¦thingy, not banghead

Rubbish it if you like. He sounds kind of bitchy, I thought only women were allowed that privilege.
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24 Sep 2005

Eagerly anticipating the girls views on this one ....................... bloody good thread m8 biggrin

24 Sep 2005

Well he's obviously a pillock lol

24 Sep 2005

ill read it in the morning...bit too bladdered atm